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Aaron is from Virginia Beach. He attended First Colonial High School. He has a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Virginia Tech. He lives with his wife, Jennifer, and two children in Virginia Beach.

Aaron used to be a professional football player in the NFL, playing for the Green Bay Packers, New York Giants, and Arizona Cardinals.

Aaron Rouse is currently the state senator representing district 7. He was first elected in 2023 and has been in office for less than a year. He used to be a member of the Virginia Beach City Council for one term.

Legiscan, SB 1323

Legiscan, SB 1333

As a state senator, voted for a bill that will lower energy bills for Virginian’s by $6-$7 per month by changing the way Virginia’s monopoly energy provider, Dominion Energy, can set prices.

As a state senator, voted for a bill that would have given lowand middle-income Virginians loans and funding to install solar panels or make their homes more energy efficient.

- As a state senator, voted for a bill that will lower energy bills for Virginian’s by $6-$7 per month by changing the way Virginia’s monopoly energy provider, Dominion Energy, can set prices. 
- As a state senator, voted for a bill that would have given low- and middle-income Virginians loans and funding to install solar panels or make their homes more energy efficient.

Energy & the Environment

Legiscan, HB 2294

Wants more funding for job training and to attract well paying jobs to Virginia Beach.

Supports more funding for affordable housing.

As a state senator, voted against a bill that limits the amount of THC in hemp products to 0.3% of the product and 2 milligrams total. Possession of marijuana is decriminalized in Virginia but there is no legal market for sales of THC products.

- Wants more funding for job training and to attract well paying jobs to Virginia Beach.
- Supports more funding for affordable housing. 
- As a state senator, voted against a bill that limits the amount of THC in hemp products to 0.3% of the product and 2 milligrams total. Possession of marijuana is decriminalized in Virginia but there is no legal market for sales of THC products.

Economy

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Legiscan, HB 2374

Wants to lower the cost of health care, including prescription drugs, and make healthcare more accessible.

Supports abortion, and wants to protect abortion rights and make birth control more accessible.

As a state senator, voted for a bill that would have put a fundamental right to reproductive freedom in Virginia’s constitution, which would have made abortion constitutionally protected in the state.

As a state senator, voted for a bill that prevents pharmacists from refusing to fill prescriptions because they were prescribed via telemedicine.

- Wants to lower the cost of health care, including prescription drugs, and make healthcare more accessible. 
- Supports abortion, and wants to protect abortion rights and make birth control more accessible. 
- As a state senator, voted for a bill that would have put a fundamental right to reproductive freedom in Virginia’s constitution, which would have made abortion constitutionally protected in the state. 
- As a state senator, voted for a bill that prevents pharmacists from refusing to fill prescriptions because they were prescribed via telemedicine.

Healthcare

Legiscan, SB 1515

Wants to raise teacher salaries above the national average.

Supports preschool for threeand four-year-olds.

Wants more funding for school infrastructure and more job training in schools.

As a state senator, voted for a bill that lets companies be sued for publishing or distributing online content that is “harmful to minors” without checking the age of the internet users accessing the content.

- Wants to raise teacher salaries above the national average.
- Supports preschool for three- and four-year-olds. 
- Wants more funding for school infrastructure and more job training in schools. 
- As a state senator, voted for a bill that lets companies be sued for publishing or distributing online content that is “harmful to minors” without checking the age of the internet users accessing the content.

Education

Virginia's Legislative Information System, HB 2387

Virginia's Legislative Information System, SB 951

Want to raise salaries for the police and firefighters.

Wants more funding for community-based violence intervention programs.

As a state senator, voted for a bill that gives people $300 off their taxes if they buy a gun safe or lock box. The credit expires in 2027.

As a state senator, voted for a bill that gets rid of the option for drivers without insurance to pay a $500 fee when registering their car and be allowed to drive without insurance.

- Want to raise salaries for the police and firefighters. 
- Supports gun control. 
- Wants more funding for community-based violence intervention programs. 
- As a state senator, voted for a bill that gives people $300 off their taxes if they buy a gun safe or lock box. The credit expires in 2027. 
- As a state senator, voted for a bill that gets rid of the option for drivers without insurance to pay a $500 fee when registering their car and be allowed to drive without insurance.

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Aaron Rouse

- Your state representative represents the interests of your district in the Virginia State Senate.
- Your state senator can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws after going through the legislative process.
- The state Senate, along with the House of Delegates, makes up our state lawmaking body: the Virginia General Assembly.
- General Assembly members work together with the Governor to create the state budget. 
- There are 40 Virginia senators, each representing a single district.
- State Senators are elected to four-year terms. They are paid a yearly salary of $18,000.


Virginia State Senator, District 22, Democratic Primary

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